What Is The Meaning Of Colors?

Here is a quick reference guide to the meaning of several colors . . .

Red — Stimulates, warms, cheers. Excitement, passion, sexuality, potency, vigour, strength, anger, danger, courage.

Pink — Love, beauty, emotional bonds. Friendship, caring, kindness, compassion, gentleness, acceptance, self-love.

Orange — Warms, invigorates. Stimulates emotions and courage. Flamboyance, adapatability, enthusiasm, anticipation, vibrancy, vitality, energy, confidence.

Yellow — Stimulates nervous system and intellect. Joy, optimism, cheer, emotional well-being, expansiveness, creativity, intelligence, mental sharpness, learning, self-knowledge, self-trust, integrity.

Green — Steadying, quieting, harmonizing. Stability, vitality, prosperity, generosity, fertility, harmony, healing, well-being, heart-centred.

Blue — Love, devotion, harmony. Tranquility, sincerity, trustworthiness, patience, healing, emotion, communication, interpersonal understanding, upliftment.

Indigo — Wisdom, self-awareness, self-mastery, personal discipline, equanimity, insight, intuition, Life Mission.

Purple — Cools the nerves. Self-esteem, spirituality, transformation, nobility, deep wisdom, divine guidance, enlightenment, Life Purpose.

Grey — Neutral, conservative, reserved, discreet, balanced. Security, modesty, dignity, neutrality, undoing/cancelling, invisibility, borderlands & liminal zones.

Brown — Grounding, orderly, conventional, homey. Comfort, materialism, physical life, sensuality, earth, home, honesty, authenticity, stability, grounded, supported.

Black — Dramatic, mysterious, committed, serious. Close, enfolding, containing all potentials, restful or fearful, secretive, hidden, protective, warding, banishing, between the worlds, deep reality, Mystery.

White — Cooling, restful. Purity, divinity, truth, simplicity, peacefulness, receptivity, openness, spirit, life beyond death, eternity, infinity.

Learn More About The Meaning of Colors

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Crystal-cure.com has more on the meaning of colors, and ideas for when and how to use them.

See Wikipedia's entry on Color to learn more about how humans perceive color, the frequency and wavelength of colors, and the meaning of many colors.

With Brightest Blessings,

erin Dragonsong

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